Gunnhild

Gunnhild

Gunnhild or Gunnhildr ("Battle-maiden") is an Old Norse name belonging to several people from the history of Scandinavia:

#Gunnhild Mother of Kings, wife of Erik Bloodaxe.
#Gunnhild Haraldsdottir, sister of Svein Forkbeard, married Pallig, Jarl and Ealdorman in Devon. They both died in the St. Brice's Day massacre in November 1002.
#Sigrid the Haughty, who was sometimes referred to as Gunnhild or Gunnhilda.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Gunnhild — f Scandinavian: from an Old Norse female personal name composed of the nearly synonymous elements gunnr strife + hildr battle. The name has been in common use since the Viking period. It lies behind the English surnames Gunnell and Cunnell.… …   First names dictionary

  • Gunnhild Gormsdottir — Gunnhild auf den Orkneys Gunnhild Gormsdottir war nach der Historia Norvegiae eine Tochter Gorms des Alten von Dänemark mit Thyra Danebod. Nach der Heimskringla war sie eine Tochter des ansonsten unbekannten Ossur Tote und in Finnmark aufgezogen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gunnhild Øyehaug — (born 1975, Volda, Norway) is a Norwegian poet, writer and lecturer.Literary careerShe made her literary debut in 1998 with a collection of poems Slaven av blåbæret (t: Slave of the Blueberry). Her second book, Knutar (t: Knots), a collection of… …   Wikipedia

  • Gunnhild Mother of Kings — Infobox Norwegian Royalty|majesty|consort name = Gunnhild Gormsdóttir title = Queen consort of Norway, Orkney, and Jorvik imgw = 250 caption = Gunnhild convinces Erik Bloodaxe to kill the Finnish wizards. From an illustration by Christian Krohg.… …   Wikipedia

  • Gunnhold Sundli — Gunnhild Eide Sundli (born July 2, 1985) is a Norwegian artist. She was born and raised in Orkdal, Norway and now resides in Trondheim. She started to kvede as a nine year old, and has since also been singing classical and jazz. She has a degree… …   Wikipedia

  • Eric Bloodaxe — Infobox Norwegian Royalty|monarch name =Eric Bloodaxe title =King of Norway caption =Eric is convinced by his wife Gunnhild to kill the Finnish wizards. From an illustration by Christian Krohg. reign =c. 931 – c. 933 coronation = predecessor… …   Wikipedia

  • Gåte — This article is about the Norwegian band Gåte, for the two self titled EPs by the same band, see Gåte EP and Gåte EP (2002) Gåte Gåte at Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo, in 2005. Back …   Wikipedia

  • Ozur Toti — was a 9th century Norwegian hersir who lived in Halogaland. In the Heimskringla and Egil s Saga, he is identified as the father of Gunnhild Mother of Kings, the wife and queen of Erik Bloodaxe, though elsewhere she is identified as a daughter of… …   Wikipedia

  • Haraldskær Woman — The Haraldskær Woman is an Iron Age bog body found naturally preserved in a bog in Jutland, Denmark. Labourers discovered the body in 1835 while excavating peat on the Haraldskær Estate. Disputes regarding the age and identity of this well… …   Wikipedia

  • Sverre (Norwegen) — Sverre Sigurdsson oder Sverrir, Sverri (* um 1151 in Norwegen; † 8. März 1202 in Bergen, Norwegen) war von 1177 bis 1202 norwegischer König. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Hauptquelle 2 Leben 2.1 Herkunft u …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”